Meta and Fourier reportedly built a 106-pound humanoid robot named Max in three months

A social media claim describes a fast-tracked robot collaboration, but neither company has published anything to back it up A post circulating on X claims that Meta and Chinese robotics firm Fourier built a humanoid robot named Max. The robot reportedly weighs 106 pounds and went from idea to hardware in just three months. That would be a fast build by almost any standard. It would also be a notable partnership between one of the world’s largest tech companies and one of China’s better-known humanoid makers. So far, though, the claim lives on social media and nowhere else. What’s being claimed, and what can be verified The claim is simple. Meta and Fourier jointly produced a humanoid called Max, it weighs 106 pounds (about 48 kg), and the whole project reportedly took three months. Deep research into the claim turned up no verifiable reports supporting it. Neither Meta nor Fourier has released announcements or technical documentation describing a robot named Max or a joint project on that timeline. The research also found no evidence of a formal partnership between Meta and Fourier Intelligence as of October 2026. For now, Max remains a name and a weight, attached to a timeline nob...